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Release The Geek

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The next best thing to experiencing something yourself is to hear people talk about their interests, sharing their experiences and stories. And the best stories are those that come from passion - striving to overcome obstacles on your way to succeeding in your chosen field, funny anecdotes, hardships endured. "Release The Geek" is our weekly forum to chat to people who are geeky about something - they could be successful, semi-so, or on their way to achieving a level of it but they"ve all

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The Tech Future of Sports Contracts

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2020/09/04

Blockchain technology, sports, and pop culture - on the face of it, there doesn't seem to be much cross-over of these two areas. The Canadian based Sports Technology Group (or STG), however, knows the value that can be unlocked for both professional athletes and sporting franchises & organisations through inspired applications of the tech. It’s estimated that even for an organisation no less esteemed the National Basketball Association spends over $600,000 on athlete administration every year - a

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01:19:45

The Awesome Space Art of Cat Machin!

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2020/08/21

Put simply, Cat Machin is here to fill your social feed with space art. But there's lots more going on that just the incredibly sought-after pieces that do a wonderful job capturing the beauty of stars, nebulas, super-bubbles, and other parts of the universe.After a substantial career in the video gaming industry, Cat made a major life change - she left her job, learned art, and now has taken on a new mission - to bring the joy and knowledge of the cosmos to everyone. How successful has she been

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00:35:51

Ron Marz And The Beasts Of The Black Hand!

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2020/08/07

Back in 2017, the team at Ominous Press brought us the original "Beast of the Black Hand", a horror/adventure graphic novel based on an idea by Paul Harding, set in the waning days of World War 1. With plenty of supernatural action - and they did it by smashing their goals in a successfully funded Kickstarter project. Now, the creative team is back for more horror, espionage, amd diesel powered adventure. Beast of the Black Hand writer, and friend of the show, Ron Marz joined us to talk about

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01:21:23

African Superheroes with Loyiso Mkize

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2020/07/31

When it comes to art, South African artist Loyiso Mkize is a multi-threat. A successful stint as head illustrator for the world's biggest-selling monthly comic books in the world - the proudly South African Supa Strikas; creating South Africa's first superhero comic book series, KWEZI through his own visual arts company (LM Art); projects for Archie comics, MTV Shuga, Disney and Standard Bank; plus multiple solo and group exhibitions around the world all add up to an impressive, and growing art CV

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00:04:18

Sub-Podcast 3: A COVID Message from RTG

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2020/07/24

The world is … well … doing it tough right now. Here’s a message from the RTG team that we hope might help.

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01:21:23

Spencer Williams Wants You To Lighten Up

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2020/07/17

Spencer Williams, and his wife Lara, are board game geeks of the highest order. With a shared passion for board games, the Williams created the "Married With Board Games" podcast which talked about games that can be played as a couple and as a family, especially games with a co-operative element. The world of content creation can have some substantial negative aspects to it - crummy attitudes, hate and negativity can make online experiences tough to navigate. Recently, Spencer has expanded his

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00:52:09

Diversity In The Comic Book Industry

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2020/07/11

The comics industry is currently calling itself into account - again. Multiple reports of predatory behaviour are being brought to light and with it the opportunity for voices in the comic book community to be heard about a range of issues - including the topic of diversity. While strides have been made in terms of representation in the industry, there is still a great deal that can be done.In 2018, I was fortunate enough to moderate a panel at Fan Con Comic Convention in Cape Town about diversity

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01:21:23

Skeleton Tree Media with Matthew Dow Smith

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2020/07/03

Matthew Dow Smith is an American comic book artist and author. He's worked on a range of titles for publishers DC, Marvel, Dark Horse among others including Hellboy, Sandman Mystery Theatre, Dr Who, The X-files Starman, Beasts of the Black Hand and the X-Men. He's also releasing his new work "Johnny Chaos" in weekly installments on Twitter (which you can find via @matthewdowsmith), and has just announced the formation of his own studio Skeleton Tree Media.Matthew was kind enough to spare some to

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00:44:50

Comic Books with Declan Shalvey

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2020/06/13

Declan Shalvey was a big comic book reader as a kid, with lashings of Star Trek thrown in through a caring mother who also supported his artwork: up to and including the drawing on the walls at home. From such humble beginnings, Declan has become a renowned artist and writer who has worked for DC, Marvel, Boom! Studios, Image and others. He's also the co-creator (along with Gavin Fullerton) of Bog Bodies - an original graphic novel featuring Irish gangsters stranded in the Dublin Mountains - which

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01:02:35

Pratchat with Ben McKenzie!

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2020/06/05

If you ask Ben McKenzie what his trade is you'll get a multi-pronged response: performer, writer, and game designer, but all carry large swaths of geeky interests. His "Man in the Lab Coat" persona shares his enthusiasm for science to comedy audiences; he was the head writer for the Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown video game, now available on Playstation VR, and along with Elizabeth Flux he co-hosts a podcast that is effectively a Terry Pratchett book club. The Pratchat podcast is a six(ish) year

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01:14:11

'Porn Stars Are People' With Dan Frigolette

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2020/05/29

Comedy's Best Kept Secret podcast ... he gets to have interviews with porn stars. On the podcast 'Porn Stars are People', Dan interviews female adult film stars about matters of life, love, and happiness with the hope of de-stigmatising porn and the performers who choose the lifestyle. The podcast hopes to humanise comedians, porn stars, people, and listeners alike to see that life is not about labels, judgments, and critiques.During a visit to South Africa in 2018, Dan was kind enough to take time

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01:29:57

Fueled By Death with Jeff Ayers!

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2020/05/22

Jeff Ayers has a job that many content creators and fans of coffee would envy - he's translated his love of pop culture and his experience as a kind of "geek consultant" to the Death Wish Coffee Company, makers of the world's strongest coffee, into a full-time role. Today, he handles the company's popular 'Fueled By Death' cast and is involved with other video and audio content for the company. Jeff was kind enough to take We chat about many things including: - how his love of comics as a kid grew,

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00:50:16

Geek Brand Building with Felix Kessel!

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2020/05/15

Felix Kessel once referred to himself not as the CEO of the advertising agency he co-founded, but as the Magic Steam Turbine Driver - his position being that we all have an engine that makes magic: his job was to help steer and mantain the machine driven by that steam. He's been responsible for an impressive array of brands including McDonald's, Nintendo, Dimension Data, and Amstel Lager. In his current role as Creative Lead WPP Liquid, it's Felix's job to guide of some of South Africa's most

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00:37:19

Dreadstar Returns Kickstarter with Jim Starlin!

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2020/05/01

Jim Starlin is a name that really doesn't need an introduction - but we'll give one anyway. Thanos, Gamora, Dreadstar, Shang-Chi, Captain Marvel, Adam Warlock ... Starlin has had a hand in creating, co-creating or revamping some of the biggest characters and is responsible for some of the most iconic storylines in comic book history: Infinity Gauntlet and Death In The Family just to name two.On April 14, in conjunction with the fine folks at Ominous Press, Starlin launch a brand new Kickstarter

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01:03:46

A Conversation on Thanos with Ron Marz!

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2020/04/24

In 1990, Thanos set out to acquire six Soul Gems in order to fulfill a very specific mission for Death herself. This quest shaped Marvel comics for the next three years, and led to the current state of the worldwide box office records. Ron Marz was there for it all, with a 50+ issue run on Silver Surfer part of the many Infinity Gauntlet/War/Crusades.This panel with Ron from ICON Comics & Games Convention 2019 took a deeper look at the mad Tital himself – his motivations, the resulting impact on the

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00:44:53

Storytelling in Pictures with Jason Masters!

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2020/04/17

Over the last few years, Johannesburg-based artist Jason Masters has had a pretty cool run when it comes to work - he was selected by Warren Ellis to work on the James Bond comic from Dynamite Entertainment; he partnered with Jason Aaron for a few issues of the Avengers; he worked with the rapper Common on the web comic Caster, and he's killed it on Captain America with Ta-Nehisi Coates. At ICON 2018, Jason was kind enough to let fans peek behind the curtain on how he works. At a live panel, Jason

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00:53:20

Comic Book Geekery with Donny Cates

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2020/04/03

Donny Cates is a writer of comic books, and he's pretty good at it. The Texas native has become a fan favourite with amazing runs on titles such as Thanos, God Country, Buzzkill, Venom, Thor, Doctor Strange and much more ... but it wasn't the easiest path - as Donny will attest, he's a ten-year overnight success. Donny was a guest at Comic Con Africa 2019 and was gracious enough to talk to us about many things including - how his Dad gave him his impetus to read through comic books, how he

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01:50:43

Cosplay & Animation Geekery with Hannah 'Pixel...

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2020/03/27

Artist, cosplayer, fashion designer and now business entrepreneur, Hannah Kent has gone well and truly beyond the term triple threat. Growing up as a thoroughly nerdy girl loving Dr Who and the X-men, Hannah focused on making animation a career, which was also influenced by her love of cosplay. Today, Hannah has achieved no small measure of success in these fields including working as an animator at Dreamworks; being one of the winners of the 2016 iteration of the Her Universe fashion show and

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00:45:26

Cosplay Geekery with Riki 'Ridd1e' Lecotey!

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2020/03/13

Riki LeCotey is better known to her legion of fans around the world as Riddle. Regarded as one of the world's premiere cosplayers, Riddle's impressive collection of skills goes well beyond cosplay - she was a main cast member on Syfy Channel's Heroes of Cosplay reality show and has worked as a specialty costumer on movie sets, helping to bring some of Marvel's biggest heroes to life on Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: First Class, and the Infinity War and Endgame movies. She's also civically

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00:37:05

DC Comics Shake-up, Conventions & Coronavirus with...

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2020/03/06

On February 21 2020, the comic book world was stunned by the sudden stepping down of Dan DiDio as co-publisher at DC Comics. As of now, no explanation has been provided for the move, with speculation rife over whether DiDio had been fired or had quit the position. With speculation swirling around the reasons and ramifications of DiDio's departure, we reached out to previous guest Rob Salkowitz for help in understanding what's just gone down. Rob is an author, consultant, educator, and is well known

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